[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7968-7971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1649]



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Vol. 77

Monday,

No. 29

February 13, 2012

Part X





Department of the Interior





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

25 CFR Ch. I

30 CFR Chs. II and VII

36 CFR Ch. I

43 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I and II

48 CFR Ch. 14

50 CFR Chs. I and IV


Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled 
for review or development between fall 2011 and spring 2012. The 
Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require 
publication of the agenda.

ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated, all Agency contacts are located 
at the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You should direct all comments and 
inquiries about these rules to the appropriate Agency Contact. You 
should direct general comments relating to the agenda to the Office of 
Executive Secretariat, Department of the Interior, at the address above 
or at 202-208-3181.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this publication, the Department 
satisfies the requirement of Executive Order 12866 that the Department 
publish an agenda of rules that we have issued or expect to issue and 
of currently effective rules that we have scheduled for review.
    Simultaneously, the Department meets the requirement of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to publish an agenda 
in April and October of each year identifying rules that will have 
significant economic effects on a substantial number of small entities. 
We have specifically identified in the agenda rules that will have such 
effects.
    This edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and 
Deregulatory Actions includes The Regulatory Plan, which appears in 
both the online Unified Agenda and in part II of the Federal Register 
that includes the Unified Agenda. The Department's Statement of 
Regulatory Priorities is included in the Plan.

Mark Lawyer,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.

      United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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390.......................  National Wildlife Refuge           1018-AX36
                             System; Oil and Gas
                             Regulations.
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        United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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391.......................  Injurious Wildlife                 1018-AV68
                             Evaluation; Constrictor
                             Species From Python, Boa,
                             and Eunectes Genera.
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               National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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392.......................  Non-Federal Oil and Gas            1024-AD78
                             Rights.
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                 National Park Service--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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393.......................  Special Regulation, Winter         1024-AD92
                             Use, Yellowstone National
                             Park.
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         Bureau of Ocean Energy Management--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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394.......................  Revised Requirements for           1010-AD61
                             Well Plugging and
                             Platform Decommissioning.
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   Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Proposed Rule
                                  Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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395.......................  Stream Protection Rule....         1029-AC63
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Proposed Rule Stage

390. National Wildlife Refuge System; Oil and Gas Regulations

    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668dd-ee; 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; 16 
U.S.C. 1131 to 1136; 40 CFR 51.300 to 51.309
    Abstract: We propose regulations that ensure that all operators 
conducting oil or gas operations within a National Wildlife Refuge 
System unit do so in a manner as to prevent or minimize damage to 
National Wildlife Refuge System resources, visitor values, and 
management objectives. FWS does not intend these regulations to result 
in a taking of a property Interest, but rather to impose reasonable 
controls on operations that affect federally owned or controlled lands 
and/or waters.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   07/00/12  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Deb Rocque, Chief, Branch of Natural Resources and 
Conservation Planning, Department of the Interior, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203, 
Phone: 703 358-2106, Email: [email protected].
    Paul Steblein, Refuge Program Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax 
Drive, Suite 670, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: 703 358-2678, Fax: 703 
358-1929, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1018-AX36

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Final Rule Stage

391. Injurious Wildlife Evaluation; Constrictor Species From Python, 
Boa, and Eunectes Genera

    Legal Authority: 18 U.S.C. 42
    Abstract: We have made a final determination to list nine species 
of large constrictor snakes as injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act: 
Indian python (including Burmese python), reticulated python, Northern 
African python, Southern African python, boa constrictor, yellow 
anaconda, DeSchauensee's anaconda, green anaconda, and Beni anaconda.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   01/31/08  73 FR 5784
ANPRM Comment Period End............   04/30/08  .......................
NPRM................................   03/12/10  75 FR 11808
NPRM Comment Period End.............   05/11/10  .......................
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........   07/01/10  75 FR 38069
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/02/10  .......................
Final Action........................   12/00/11  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Art Roybal, Senior Fish and Wildlife Biologist, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
South Florida Ecological Services Field Office, 1339 20th Street, Vero 
Beach, FL 32960, Phone: 772 562-3909, Email: [email protected].
    Susan Jewell, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Department of the 
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax 
Drive, MS 770, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: 703 358-2416, Fax: 703 358-
2044, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1018-AV68
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

National Park Service (NPS)

Proposed Rule Stage

392. Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights

    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.
    Abstract: This rule would accommodate new technology and industry 
practices, eliminate regulatory exemptions, update requirements, remove 
caps on bond amounts, and allow NPS to recover administrative costs. 
The changes make the regulations more effective and efficient and 
maintain the highest level of protection compatible with park resources 
and values.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   11/25/09  74 FR 61596
ANPRM Comment Period End............   01/25/10  .......................
NPRM................................   05/00/12  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Ed Kassman, Regulatory Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, National Park Service, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, 
Lakewood, CA 80225, Phone: 303 969-2146, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1024-AD78

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

National Park Service (NPS)

Final Rule Stage

393. Special Regulation, Winter Use, Yellowstone National Park

    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1; 16 U.S.C. 3; 16 U.S.C. 9a; 16 U.S.C. 
462(k)
    Abstract: The 2009 interim rule allows for managed snowmobile and 
snow coach use, with restrictions on their use and numbers, through the 
2010-2011 winter season. In the absence of a new rule, oversnow 
vehicles would not be allowed in Yellowstone beginning in the 2011-2012 
season. The proposed rule incorporates the preferred alternative from 
the draft environmental impact statement. To prepare for implementation 
of the new winter use plan and to manage winter use during the 2011-
2012 winter season, we will publish an interim rule by mid-December 
2011.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   07/05/11  76 FR 39048
NPRM Comment Period End.............   09/06/11  .......................
Interim Final Rule..................   12/00/11  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: A J North, Regulatory Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, Phone: 202 208-5268, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1024-AD92
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Proposed Rule Stage

394. Revised Requirements for Well Plugging and Platform 
Decommissioning

    Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334
    Abstract: This rule would establish timely submission requirements 
for decommissioning and abandonment plans, and establish deadlines for 
decommissioning permits. The rule

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would also implement timeframes and clarify requirements for plugging 
and abandonment of idle wells and decommissioning idle facilities.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   06/00/12  .......................
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/00/12  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Amy White, Department of the Interior, 381 Elden 
Street, Herndon, VA 20170, Phone: 703 787-1665, Fax: 703 787-1555, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1010-AD61

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)

Proposed Rule Stage

395. Stream Protection Rule

    Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.
    Abstract: On August 12, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the 
District of Columbia denied the Government's request that the court 
vacate and remand the Excess Spoil/Stream Buffer Zone rule published on 
December 12, 2008. Therefore, the Department intends to initiate notice 
and comment rulemaking to address issues arising from previous 
rulemakings. The agency also intends to prepare a new environmental 
impact statement.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   11/30/09  74 FR 62664
ANPRM Comment Period End............   12/30/09  .......................
NPRM................................   04/00/12  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dennis Rice, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 208-2829, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1029-AC63

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